Students studying a Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees in teaching, nursing, and midwifery, and social work or a Diploma of Nursing at a TAFE or Registered Training Organisation students may be eligible to receive the CPP.

For 2025, eligible students will be able to access $331.65 per week while they’re undertaking a placement. The payment is benchmarked to the single Austudy rate and will be indexed on 1 January each year.

To be eligible for the CPP, students will need to be:

• a domestic student enrolled in a Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
• enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a course of study that leads to entry-to-practice in teaching, nursing, midwifery or social work at an eligible higher education provider or a Vocational Education and Training (VET) Diploma of Nursing
• completing a mandatory placement required for professional accreditation that either:
  • averages 30 hours or more per week, or
  • is known as a continuity of care placement, as part of a course of study in midwifery, which prevents the student from being able to maintain paid work due to the need to ensure their availability during the placement

Students will also need to either:

• be on an Australian Government income support payment (for example ABSTUDY, Austudy, Youth Allowance, Disability Support Pension or DVA income support payment), or
• meet a Need to Work Test and an Income Test where you provide evidence of working an average 15+ hours per week over a 4-week period during your normal study (outside placement), with an individual income threshold of $1500 per week (before tax), including income from State, Territory or Commonwealth scholarships during the same period

Students may also be able to access the CPP if there are exceptional circumstances.

Students not on an Australian Government income support payment will need to meet a Need to Work and Income Test demonstrating  that they need to work for more than 15 hours per week to support themselves while they study. This will be evaluated using a 4-week period during the normal study period. Students must also have an individual income under the threshold of $1,500 per week (before tax) during the 4-week period.

Please contact your university or higher education provider to discuss what evidence is required for the Need to Work and Income Test.

You will apply for the CPP through your university or higher education provider.

The CPP will be delivered through your university or higher education provider.

To receive the TAP, you must meet the eligibility criteria.

The eligibility criteria include that you:

• have completed Year 12 or an equivalent level of education and commenced your first year of study in a qualifying tertiary course which is a Certificate IV or above qualification, and
• are 22 years old or younger, and
• are enrolled in at least 75 per cent of your course’s normal full-time study load  
• have relocated to study at an education provider, which includes a vocational education and training (VET) provider (Certificate IV or above), a non-university higher education provider (NUHEP), or a university, at least 90 minutes by public transport from your family home, OR have relocated to study at an education provider and you are registered and accessing a Regional University Study Hub or Suburban University Study Hub at least 90 minutes by public transport from your family home

If you are dependent on your parents for financial support, your parent(s) or guardian(s) must have a combined income of $250,000 or below.

The eligibility criteria for the TAP are available on the Services Australia website.

The TAP is $5,000 for students from outer regional and remote areas, and $3,000 for students from inner regional areas.

You can determine your region by using the Student Regional Area Search on the Services Australia website.

Yes, the TAP supports first year tertiary education students who are 22 years or younger.

You can apply for the TAP from 1 January and applications close on 31 December.

First year students who have taken one or more gap years and meet all other eligibility criteria are now able to apply.

Service Australia is responsible for administering the TAP.

Follow the how to claim instructions on the Services Australia website to apply.

More information on the TAP is available on the Services Australia website.